Russian Relations / Cold War

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Economic system where the government owns and runs all industries.

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Communism

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Political and Military Tensions (1945-1991) between USSR and USA

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The Cold War

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Cuban missile crisis:

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Soviet Union attempted to place nuclear warheads in Cuba.

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Last leader of the USSR?

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Mikhail Gorbachev

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Why was the Berlin Wall a major issue?

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The wall divided people and families, changing their way of life.

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Event that started the Space Race?

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The Soviet Union launched Sputnik into space.

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US president during the Cuban missile crisis

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John F. Kennedy

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Glasnost in Russia:

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The plan to introduce democracy to the people of Russia.

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First leader of the Soviet Union (1917-1924)

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Vladmir Lenin

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Who succeeded Lenin in 1924, establishing a totalitarian regime?

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Joseph Stalin